New law proposed for cloud-enabled data centers

Through the cloud, businesses outsource personal information to managed service providers and data centers, both of which are contractually obligated to protect the files. Because the platform is growing in popularity, cloud companies may soon see a codified law that regulates the characteristics of their facilities and services.
According to Comms Express, a leading industry researcher calls for laws governing data center operations.

"If you use cloud applications and send your data somewhere else you cannot be sure if this data is accessed just by you and no one else has access - you don't know if it's protected or not," said Nikolay Grebennikov, chief technology officer at Kaspersky Lab.

He suggests data centers implement server room monitoring, and proposes that center specifications and practices to become public knowledge. This increased transparency is not intended to create security holes, but to reassure customers their data is protected, states the news source.

As the cloud computing industry becomes more standardized, more legislation will likely follow. According to IT Pro Portal, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is working toward cloud standardization for interoperability considerations. With cloud uniformity, an overarching set of rules may become a reality.